Granted Patent B2

US 8,780,165 · App. 13/549,971 · Granted Jul 15, 2014

Abstract

Claims (14)

1. A method for providing a remote medical consultation, comprising:

capturing an image of a physician with a station camera of a remote station, the remote station includes a station monitor, a station speaker and a station microphone;

transmitting the physician image to a portable robot face mounted to a platform, the robot face including a robot monitor, a robot camera, a robot speaker and a robot microphone;

capturing an image of a patient with the robot camera;

transmitting the patient image to the remote station;

displaying the patient image on the station monitor of the remote station;

transmitting an audio command from the station microphone to the robot speaker;

detaching the portable robot face from the platform;

moving the patient and the portable robot to a new location; and

displaying the physician image on the robot monitor while said portable robot face is detached from the platform.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the platform is attached to an ambulance.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising attaching the portable robot face to a patient gurney.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising coupling the portable robot face to a healthcare facility network through a wireless transceiver of the portable robot face.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising attaching a wireless identification device to the patient and moving the patient into a healthcare facility that includes a robot face attached to a boom, the robot face receives a wireless signal from the wireless identification device and the remote station becomes coupled to the robot face attached to the boom.

Assignments (10)